E. Nuzzolese, C. Liuzzi, G. Quarta, L. Calcagnile, G. Vella
{"title":"Dental Contribution to an Anthropological Forensic Case Work of Skeletal Remains in Miglionico Countryside (South Italy)~!2010-01-16~!2010-04-29~!2010-07-14~!","authors":"E. Nuzzolese, C. Liuzzi, G. Quarta, L. Calcagnile, G. Vella","doi":"10.2174/1874912701003010142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874912701003010142","url":null,"abstract":"This report contains the results of a forensic study of human remains discovered by a forester in the countryside surrounding Miglionico (Southern Italy) in August 2007. A total of 286 bone fragments were excavated at the scene and an osteological analysis was carried out by two forensic pathologists, one of which had a anthropological background. A forensic odontologist was also involved to ascertain the completeness of the skeletons and to make an inventory of the skeletal material. It was hoped also to establish a cause of death and period in which it occurred, and if possible to attempt to identify the individual. Age and odontological assessment was also provided. This report will highlight the contribution of an odontological and radiological analysis in relation to fragments of maxil- lary bones with teeth in situ, and also with teeth lost post-mortem. Findings from morphological, dental and radiological examination, UV illumination in the compact bones and radioisotope scan ( 14 C) revealed these skeletal remains belonged to at least three separate individuals, dating between 600 and 1000 AD, and therefore having archaeological significance. The case shows the relevance of forensic odontology in an anthropological evaluation which deals with discovered human remains of jaws and teeth.","PeriodicalId":89502,"journal":{"name":"The open anthropology journal","volume":"315 1","pages":"142-147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68093304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shaping Kabambian Pottery: Identification and Definition of Technical Features~!2009-08-24~!2009-11-25~!2010-04-06~!","authors":"A. L. Smith, Aline Viseyrias","doi":"10.2174/1874912701003010124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874912701003010124","url":null,"abstract":"The excavation of a series of graveyards during the '50 and '70 in the Upemba depression (Katanga, DRC) led to the establishment of a cultural sequence spanning the 7 th to the 20 th century AD. This sequence consists in a succession of archaeological cultures displaying elements of rupture and continuity, particularly visible in the shape and decoration of pottery. To answer questions pertaining to population dynamics in central Katanga, we decided to check whether or not these variations where reflected in pottery roughing-out technologies. Because they are related to a strong interaction be- tween master and apprentice and are associated to an essential step of pottery apprenticeship, pottery roughing-out meth- ods are indeed considered to be more stable - i.e. related to deeply rooted forms of identity - than form or decoration. In this paper, we present the analysis and reconstruction of Kabambian pottery roughing-out methods - a first for central Af- rica. Our conclusion indicates, that Kabambian pottery (dated between the 13 th and the 18 th century AD) was made by cy- lindrical coiling with slab bottom.","PeriodicalId":89502,"journal":{"name":"The open anthropology journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"124-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68093260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modification of Social Identity in Experience-Toughened Trans-Migrant Agricultural Workers~!2009-08-25~!2010-01-18~!2010-03-22~!","authors":"K. Bletzer","doi":"10.2174/1874912701003010114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874912701003010114","url":null,"abstract":"Diversion and subversion occur in the playful humor in which trans-migrant farm workers engage to alleviate the gruffness and roughness of farm labor and to re-assert the human potential for creativity, with words, if not in action and behavior. This essay considers nuances of the humor response in formal interviews as markers of significant points of transition. Narrators use humor to reflect on alterations in behavioral experience that directly affect the personal identity they have come to accept and to believe is a reasonable representation of who they are.","PeriodicalId":89502,"journal":{"name":"The open anthropology journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"114-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68093246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chimpanzee Referents and the Emergence of Human Hunting~!2009-09-29~!2010-01-21~!2010-03-12~!","authors":"T. Pickering, M. Domínguez‐Rodrigo","doi":"10.2174/1874912701003010107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874912701003010107","url":null,"abstract":"The use of referent taxa, and especially chimpanzee referents, in modeling human evolution has been harshly criticized. No doubt, chimpanzee data are often misused in models of early hominid behavior. But, those misuses are ex- amples of careless, formal analogizing. In contrast, it is equally possible to create non-trivial chimpanzee analogies. These analogies can, in turn, be linked together to construct credible models of human evolution, from which emanate hypothe- ses that are testable using paleoanthropological data. Unique among potential referents, chimpanzees are very closely re- lated to early hominids and some populations reside in ecological contexts that are comparable to those of our African an- cestors. It is these two variables that form the core of evolutionary behavioral ecology. We exploit chimpanzee and early hominid continuities and employ non-trivial analogies to provide a model of basal hominid hunting. The model is testable and the topic is worthy because hunting and meat-eating are argued by some to be the basis of human sociality.","PeriodicalId":89502,"journal":{"name":"The open anthropology journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"107-113"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68093235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patterns of Femoral Bone Remodeling: Comparison of the Tongariki Native Easter Islanders with European Population","authors":"A. Drusini, A. Carrieri, A. Frigo","doi":"10.2174/1874912701003010096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874912701003010096","url":null,"abstract":"The relationship between sex, age and histomorphometry in femoral cortical bone was examined in a 19 th cen- tury skeletal population from the XIX-XX Century Northern Italy, and compared with the femoral sections belonging to the Tongariki Easter Islanders (XVII-XVIII Century A.D.). Femoral cross sections were examined using an image analy- sis system. Several histological variables were calculated to assess differences between sexes and among age groups. The results indicate significant differences between the two populations in osteon remodeling. OPD (Osteon Population Den- sity) increased especially in the female sample in both populations, but In the Easter Island female sample OA (Osteon Area) was lower than in the European female population. In the Easter Island female sample, %Or (percent Osteon refill- ing) decreased after 49 years of age. The phenomenon was also evident in both sexes of European population, although the involution process was not so marked as age advanced.","PeriodicalId":89502,"journal":{"name":"The open anthropology journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"96-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68093223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comprehensive Cephalometric Analyses of 10 to 14-Year Old Southern Chinese","authors":"John C. Wu, U. Hägg, R. Wong, C. McGrath","doi":"10.2174/1874912701003010085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874912701003010085","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: (Part 1) To review the orthodontic literature and assess which cephalometric methods were the most fre- quently used, and (Part 2) provide comprehensive cephalometric reference values for 10 to 14-year old southern Chinese. Materials and Methods: (Part 1) The cephalometric methods used in the orthodontic literature over a ten-year period (1999-2008) were investigated. (Part 2) The material comprised lateral cephalometric radiographs of a random sample of 200 males and 205 females 12-year old southern Chinese in Hong Kong. The radiographs were digitized twice with the Computer Assisted Simulation System for Orthognathic Surgery (CASSOS) program. Referenced values for 10-, 11-, 13- and 14-year old were obtained by extrapolation of data from measurements of templates of longitudinal sample of Swed- ish. Results: (Part 1) The four most frequently used cephalometric methods were those devised by Bjork, Jacobson, Pancherz and McNamara. (Part 2) Reference population values for those four methods of 12-year old southern Chinese children were collected from three of our previous publications, and for the McNamara analysis expanded to include 10 to 14-year old children. At the age of 12-year there were statistically-significant gender differences for the majority of the cephalo- metric variables based on linear measurements, varying from -0.4 to +0.8 standard deviation (SD)-scores, and about half of the angular measurements, varying from -0.4 to +0.4 SD-scores. Conclusion: Four cephalometric methods presented over a 10-year period were more commonly used than the other cephalometric methods. The use of specific cephalometric standards of those four methods for southern Chinese, separate for gender, seem to be justified.","PeriodicalId":89502,"journal":{"name":"The open anthropology journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"85-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68093205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Morphological and Numerical Characteristics of the Southern Chinese Dentitions. Part IV: Traits in the Primary Dentition","authors":"N. King, S. Tongkoom, H. Wong","doi":"10.2174/1874912701003010025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874912701003010025","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: To investigate the prevalence of twelve dental traits in the primary dentition of southern Chinese and compare to these figures with those from different ethnic groups. Materials and Methods: The material used in the study consisted of study casts collected from 936 randomly selected 5- year-old children (493 males and 443 females) in Hong Kong. The anomalies were assessed using diagnostic criteria that have been most often been cited in the published literature. Results: Of the twelve dental traits studied, the prevalence figures of seventh accessory cusp (89.0%), distal trigonid crest (33.5%) and metaconid ridge (84.0%) in the southern Chinese children were higher than reported for other ethnic groups. The prevalence figures for distinct and strong types of protostylid (13.7% and 0.9%), in this study, were also found to be higher than for other populations. However, the prevalence of deflecting wrinkle was 63.0% which was the lowest re- ported for Mongoloids. The prevalences of double lingual tubercle (22.5%) and \"Y\" type of occlusal groove pattern (80.1%) in southern Chinese children were found to be lower then for other ethnic groups. Conclusion: Higher prevalences of seventh accessory cusp, distal trigonid crest and metaconid ridge can be considered to be characteristics of the southern Chinese primary dentition.","PeriodicalId":89502,"journal":{"name":"The open anthropology journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"37-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68093125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence Profile of Oral Disease in Ancient Population","authors":"X. Zhang, J. Dai, Y. Han, J. Shao","doi":"10.2174/1874912701003020012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874912701003020012","url":null,"abstract":"Oral disease has a close relationship with the subsistence patterns and attracts great attention in the paleopa- thological research all over the world. This review provides an overview of the general situation of the oral disease during the different historical era trying to mouse out the pathogeny and the rule of course of such diseases. It has been a long history since human beings evolve from ape to man. Human's oral diseases develop along with the evolution of human's cranio-maxillofacial and teeth forms as well. The dental system is a valuable source of in- formation to understand the quality of life of ancient peoples in a particular historic and geographical frame. This paper makes a brief introduction for the common oral diseases in- cluding dental caries, periodontal disease and tooth attrition from ancient human skulls which belong to different historic era and different region. The aim is designed to understand the general prevalence of oral disease of ancient human, to make clear the pathogeny, and to master the law of develop- ment. Furthermore, it will guide us to prevent and cure mod- ern human's oral disease appropriately. DENTAL CARIES Firstly, the concept of prevalence, incidence and DMFT are defined as follow: 1 Prevalence is the total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time.","PeriodicalId":89502,"journal":{"name":"The open anthropology journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"12-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68092911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chun Han, J. Dai, H. Qian, Lei Chen, Yinxiong Wang, Na Huo, Y. Duan
{"title":"The Application of Bolton’s Ratios in Orthodontic Treatment Planning for Chinese Patients","authors":"Chun Han, J. Dai, H. Qian, Lei Chen, Yinxiong Wang, Na Huo, Y. Duan","doi":"10.2174/1874912701003020065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874912701003020065","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: To investigate the application of Bolton’s ratios in the proper diagnosis and treatment planning for Chinese orthodontic patients with congenitally missing mandibular incisor. Materials and Methods: Twenty-seven Chinese cases (males 10, females 17) with congenitally missing mandibular incisor and class I molar relationship were recruited in this study. Guided by the anterior Bolton’s ratios, three therapeutic strategies (each for 9 patients) were carried out according to different indications, which included enamel stripping, prosthetic restoration and extraction therapy. Results: After treatment, all the patients achieved good occlusion with normal Bolton’s ratios and the clinical results were satisfied. Conclusion: It suggested that the application of Bolton’s ratios in orthodontic treatment planning for Chinese patients with mandibular congenital missing incisor might be clinically beneficial for optimum treatment outcomes.","PeriodicalId":89502,"journal":{"name":"The open anthropology journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"65-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68093920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}